Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 105 | 88 | 60 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.55m | 1:19AM1.48m | 2:05PM1.52m | 2:09AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.43m | 8:12PM0.51m | 8:19AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 105 | 88 | 60 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 13 | N 8 | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 54 | 97 | 74 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 186 | 85 | 189 | 189 | 196 | 457 | 186 | 26 | 80 | 80 | 123 | 147 | 147 | 188 | 203 | 203 | 85 | 188 |
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